bar Code ANY HELP will be appreciated

[Harsh]

Kindly comment on each point below onwards... if ANYTHING
about that is wrong. Kindly understand it is a huge
investment for small company like us,,, hence any mistake
could be too costly for us. I am newbie in development of
pocket Pc and hence would appreciate any help !

1) We have finalyzed the solution
as : -

1) on Symbol PDT 8100 (PDA :
PDT8100-T4BA4000 )with Pocket PC 2002 OS.
2) Zebra QL 320 printer.

Certain facts /our assumptions: -
a. We plan developing application
using .net compact framework (C#) and Symbol Mobility
Developer kit.
b. Bar Code generation and Scanning
i. Our PDA application
will be used for Bar Code Scanning (using any of the code
standard chosen by the end user).
ii. For this inbuilt bar
code scanner of the Symbol PDT 8100 device will be used.
iii. The scanned data will
need to be used directly into our application (to display
in the fields in the applications).
iv. Symbol MSDK scanning
classes will be used for this purposes.
v. BarCode generation will
also be done using the Symbol MSDK.

c. Bar Code Printing
1. We will be using the
thermal printer ZEBRA QL 320 for bar code printing.
2. This printer will be
used on the 802.11 b WLAN.
3. This printer will be
having the a seperate IP over the network.
4. This printer will need
to be installed and configured on the PDA.
5. The DRIVER for the
printer (zebra QL 320)will be already available (on the
PDA?) or would come with the printer.
6. The Symbol MSDK can be
used to print only on the printers installed on the PDT
8100.
7. The installation /
configuration of the printer would be done by providing IP
of the printer.
8. The Symbol MSDK supports
printing (including bar code printing) on this INSTALLED
network printer (ZEBRA QL320).

2) More over need your comments also
on the fact that,are there any WIRELESS BAR CODE SCANNERS
(seperate scanners and not PDA integrated with scanners
like PDT 8100)working on 802.11b from SYMBOL or any other
device?

 

[Tim]

Dont use Pocket PC 2002.
It is too slow... evb will be faster than c#.

Tim

 

[Rob Tiffany]

It's likely that PDT 8100 devices that you buy now will come with the Pocket
PC 2003 OS. Either way, you're good to go with C# and you can choose to
either use Symbol's SDK to control the scanner or you can use the scan
wedge.

Rob

 

[chris-s]

Wireless scanners....

Depends what you mean by wireless scanners, there are bluetooth scanners
available that work with devices like the symbol but still require a 'pda'.
However, if you are looking for a scanner that is effectively a
'dumb-scanner' with just an 802 network card to talk directly to a server, I
think you'll be out of luck. I know Intermec, Psion an Symbol do make
wireless handheld devices that are not PPC but they all require some form of
application being written in one language or another.

Question, starting out on developing an application in a new langauge on a
new platform that is as you say such a risky move for your company, why not
out-source it to a software company that already has the experience in this
field?

Chris.

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

You don't want to standardize, as others have pointed out, on a PPC2002
device. Most everything is going to be PPC2003 very soon, if not already.

Why are you using .NET CF for this application. Nothing that you've
mentioned so far seems to take advantage of any of its strong points. If
you already have experience in C or C++, then you can reduce your
development risk by sticking with that, unless there's some feature of .NET
CF that you'll be taking advantage of.

Paul T.

 

[carl]

Kindly comment on each point below onwards... if ANYTHING
about that is wrong. Kindly understand it is a huge
investment for small company like us,,, hence any mistake
could be too costly for us. I am newbie in development of
pocket Pc and hence would appreciate any help !

1) We have finalyzed the solution
as : -

1) on Symbol PDT 8100 (PDA :
PDT8100-T4BA4000 )with Pocket PC 2002 OS.
2) Zebra QL 320 printer.

Certain facts /our assumptions: -
a. We plan developing application
using .net compact framework (C#) and Symbol Mobility
Developer kit.
b. Bar Code generation and Scanning
i. Our PDA application
will be used for Bar Code Scanning (using any of the code
standard chosen by the end user).
ii. For this inbuilt bar
code scanner of the Symbol PDT 8100 device will be used.
iii. The scanned data will
need to be used directly into our application (to display
in the fields in the applications).
iv. Symbol MSDK scanning
classes will be used for this purposes.
v. BarCode generation will
also be done using the Symbol MSDK.

c. Bar Code Printing
1. We will be using the
thermal printer ZEBRA QL 320 for bar code printing.
2. This printer will be
used on the 802.11 b WLAN.
3. This printer will be
having the a seperate IP over the network.
4. This printer will need
to be installed and configured on the PDA.
5. The DRIVER for the
printer (zebra QL 320)will be already available (on the
PDA?) or would come with the printer.
6. The Symbol MSDK can be
used to print only on the printers installed on the PDT
8100.
7. The installation /
configuration of the printer would be done by providing IP
of the printer.
8. The Symbol MSDK supports
printing (including bar code printing) on this INSTALLED
network printer (ZEBRA QL320).

2) More over need your comments also
on the fact that,are there any WIRELESS BAR CODE SCANNERS
(seperate scanners and not PDA integrated with scanners
like PDT 8100)working on 802.11b from SYMBOL or any other
device?

Why printing through wireless lan? Use either a CF Bluetooth CF card
or the IRDA port of the 8100. Via Bluetooth it should be no problem to
get the printing in line, as software is existing ( www.marktra.de ).
Otherwise the Unitech PA 960 (WinCE.NET 4.2) or the Unitech PA 950
(Windows mobile 2003) or the NordicID device Piccolink (WinCE.NET 4.2)
could be alternative devices. They do have builded in scanners as
well.

Remind you printing software is only available according to my
knowledge for PPC/Windows mobile and WinCE.NET